Amelia Island Artists Workshop announces their March line up of instructors.   The classes will feature two very different and interesting artists: 

Kevin Beck who works in a realistic style will be doing a three day "Pastel and Oil Landscape Painting" Workshop March 18 through the  20th. 

Beck's workshop will be a plein air (working on-site outside) workshop held at the Fort Clinch State Park Visitor's Center.  The cost for the workshop is $325.  Kevin lives in the mountains of North Carolina.  Known for the vibrancy and resonance of his palette, he sees and interprets the landscape in shades of teal, chartreuse and berry.  As a colorist, viewers are transfixed by the depth and translucence of his work both in pastel and oil.  He is a popular instructor with students from all over the USA in both plein air and studio painting.  He is on the faculty of Cheap Joe's Art Stuff workshop artists.  He and his wife Judi are frequent visitors to Amelia Island.

Beck will be also be the featured artist in a show at the Amelia SanJon Gallery to open
the Saturday prior to the workshop  during the normal Second Saturday Artrageous Art Walk festivities.

Kevin Beck Carmen's Beach

Kevin Beck Amelia Forest

Lana Grow's "Aqua Media Acrylic Experimental and Energizing" Workshop for five days working with acrylics in her exciting expressions in abstraction March 28th through April 2nd. 

Lana Grow's class introduces new and experimental ways of painting with water based acrylics.  Be ready to try one thing after another after another as you move from transparent to translucent to opaque!  You will be exploring the use of acrylic, heavy gel medium, soft gel medium, gesso, gold leaf texture stamping transfers and collage.  The Emphasis will be to achieve line, depth and texture in your work.  The focus of the workshop is abstract, however, combining abstract with realistic elements is an option.  You will be working on several works at the same time.  Each student receives a three-ring, forty-two page booklet of the handouts.

Sun to Earth Revealed Lana Grow

The Grow workshop will cost of $585 and be held in the Historic District of Fernandina Beach.  It will be a studio class with lots of room to spread out and work in a fun and exciting atmosphere.

Emissary of Light and Form Lana Grow

For further information on these and other workshops call Amelia SanJon Gallery,
904-491-8040 or go to the Amelia Island Artists Workshop website www.ameliaislandartistsworkshop.com to check out the full year's schedule of workshop instructors.